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If we slowed down and focused on how each move felt, tracked where activation started and how and where the energy moved thru the body we could sense out the physical and energetic imbalances. We could watch the alignment and its wave pattern as it responded to that activation. We work slow and in awareness.
Pilates in this manner uses the reformer as a feedback tool, for physical alignment and also in the realm of the nervous system.
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I offer private sessions and small group sessions in classical Pilates for injury, rehab and beginner foundations for alignment.
I am available to blend modalities of Pilates and the Somatic sensory work of steadiness and strength to bring balance to the body through the nervous system. I affectionately call our time together, Sacred Pilates. Reach out with any questions or to set up a time. I coordinate open time with The Movement Apothecary so email me with some of your best available days and times. jennifer@wildspiritcolorado.com
The nuances I can feel when I slow down and the smaller, deeper muscles that move my body get to engage and hug me in. Not just while I am working out, but after. I get in my car after class and I feel hugged in and longer in my spine. I can feel the edges of my body and the space I take up. Feels good!
Usually the next day or two I will feel the kind of sore that feels like an awakening of muscle tone from the work. But never where I can’t walk, sit on the toilet or go down stairs. That is because we are not working the muscles to fatigue. The philosophy of classic Pilates is that we are developing strength by lengthening and strengthening. When we work muscles to fatigue we are breaking down the fibers, which build back shorter and tighter for strength. Pilates gives you that long muscle flexibility and stabile strength like a dancer.
Just because we are not working muscles to fatigue, you would think that it wouldn’t be as effective. But I notice the benefits of Pilates sometimes in 1 or 2 classes. But give it 3 weeks of at least twice if not three times a week, and you will notice big changes in your body. Snatched core, leg definition, killer arms and better posture! Chest up and open shoulders!
Chronic back pain, weak shoulders and rotator cuff, chronic neck pain, hip imbalances, knee issues…Pilates with attention to alignment and the details of going slow and attention of your whole body often will bring incredible healing relief to chronic aches and pains. If you have had surgery or your pain is sharp and you have specific issues, definitely do some private sessions with a good instructor, to learn proper alignment and the technique to bring with you to class. It is worth it! And I don’t want to make any claims but over the years have seen better healing results from pilates than people have experienced with traditional physical therapy.
The slowed down nature of the movements with the resistance of springs really makes you settle into your body and your nervous system and breathe as you move. It resets the mind body connection.
If your shoulders hunch over all day over a bike or a desk, Pilates will strengthen your low back, shoulders and core to support the thoracic spine to open you back up. If you have sciatic nerve pain aka: “pain in the butt”. Sometimes a symptom of a weak core and the pelvic bowl tipping forward, impeding the nerve. Core work will help your pelvis sit more centered and aligned by zipping up from the pubic bone to the navel. This takes the pinching pressure off the sciatic nerve pain in your glutes. If your quads are strong and developed from biking, hiking or running, pilates can focus on hamstrings and inner thighs to bring balance to the support of the knee and hip joints. Inner thighs connect into the pelvic floor and lower abdominals. Strengthening your core also makes running less repetitive pounding on your back and joints. Think more gazelle, less elephant.
So its not just your arms or your legs, each movement engages the whole body for either the movement against the resistance or the stability of the rest of your body.
Slower engagement against the spring’s resistance will bring more muscles online. It is an internal awareness that advances your Pilates practice. With these foundations we can start to play with how the reformer can offer more instability for you to find your stability within .
As we start a movement we can begin to feel for and refine the movement. Sometimes a 1/4 shift makes a huge difference in what we feel and how our body stabilizes.
The reformer offers support when we need it to and challenge when we need it. All bodies can be met in a reformer session. Sometimes group classes are perfect. We have level 1 reformer for new students to learn the foundations and level 2 when you’re ready to start exploring more. And sometimes we need more one-on-one support. If you are new to pilates, have an injury or just want more refinement, a private session can benefit you to learn all the alignment foundations and any modifications you may need. I offer private or semi-private (small group) sessions which sets you up for feeling all the amazing benefits of Pilates.
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